Street Drugs

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Street Drugs

• Substances that are not legally obtained from a
  physician or sold in a drug store

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Stimulants

• Speeds up the nervous system, heart and
  breathing.
• Users feel more alert and euphoric
• May experience hallucinations and panic attacks
• Highly addictive
• Cause organ damage and/or death

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Examples of Stimulants

• Cocaine
• (Coke, Powder, White, Crack)
• Amphetamines
• Crank, Speed, Ice

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Cocaine
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Depressants

• Slow Body Reactions
• Reduced heart rate, breathing and blood pressure
• Users fell drowsiness, confused depressed
• Very easy to overdose
• Leads to seizures and tremors

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Examples of Depressants

• Barbiturates
• Downers
• Tranquilizers
• Valium, PCP

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Opiates (Narcotics)

• Depress the CNS
• Lower respiration and blood pressure
• Highly addictive
• Can be mistaken for china white (Deadly heroin)
• Causes diarrhea, tremors and cravings

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Examples of Opiates

• Herion
• Junk
• Morphine

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Hallucinogens

• Causes someone to perceive something that does
  not exist outside the mind
• Can become panicked and lose control
• Bad trips or flashbacks can return weeks or
  months after initial drug use

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Examples of Hallucinogens

• LSD
• Acid
• Ecstasy
• X, E
• Psilocybin
• Shrooms

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XTC
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Marijuana

• Dried leaves and flowers of the female hemp plant
• Users feel relaxed and often feel changes in
  perception
• May experience acute heart and lung symptoms
• Negative affects of short term memory

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Marijuana
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Inhalants

• Substances that are inhaled through the nose or
  mouth into the lungs
• Users get suddenly and intensely dizzy, weak and
  flushed
• Heart rate rises, blood pressure increases and
  blood vessels are dilated
• Can cause permanent brain damage, memory failure,
  seizures, organ damage, heart attacks and
  respiratory arrest

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Anabolic Steriods

• Increases muscle development and gain weight
• Causes acne, baldness
• Causes heart, liver and kidney damage
• Can cause hallucinations, violent outbursts and
  depression
• Sexual function can disappear